How sweet are Thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
—Psalm 119:103
The book of Psalms seeks to help us to worship God. Of the sixty‑six books in the Bible, this book was written especially for this purpose. The other books are historical, doctrinal, or practical. But the Psalms take us into the inner sanctuary of God’s holy presence to enjoy the blessedness of fellowship with Him. It is a book of devotions inspired by the Holy Spirit.
If you desire each morning to truly meet God and worship Him in spirit and in truth, then let your heart be filled with the Word of God in the Psalms.
As you read the Psalms, underline the word Lord or God wherever it occurs, and also the pronouns referring to God—I, You, and He. This will help to connect the contents of the psalm with God, who is the object of all prayer. When you have taken the trouble to mark the different names of God, you will find that more than one difficult psalm will have light shed upon it. These underlined words will make God the central thought and will lead you to a new worship of Him. Take the psalms upon your lips, and speak them out before Him. Your faith will be strengthened anew to realize how God is your strength and help in all circumstances of life. (See Psalm 46:1.)
Just as the Holy Spirit has taught God’s people to pray in years gone by, so the Psalms will, by the power of that Spirit, teach us always to abide in God’s presence.
Read Psalm 119. Every time the word Lord or You or Your occurs, underline it. You will be surprised to find that almost every verse contains these words once or more. Meditate on the thought that the God who is found throughout the whole psalm is the same God who gives us His law and will enable us to keep it.
Psalm 119 will soon become one of your most beloved passages of Scripture, and you will find its prayers and its teachings concerning God’s Word drawing you continually up to God, in the blessed consciousness of His power and love.
“O how love I Thy law! It is my meditation all the day” (Psalm 119:97).